My son and I went to Monteray, CA this weekend to visit the aquarium and turns out.... I found some trains. First up, we found this cute li'l 0-6-0 Southern Pacific that was HUGE! Maybe they are all that size but this one seemed really big to me. Unlike other displays I have seen where they have them all fenced off so's you can't get within 10' of 'em, this one was totally accessible, had stairs up to both sides, and even some handrails up on top of the tender and roof of the cab so the kiddies could climb all over the darn thing. I found it strange that the cab was so large (inside) and the floor was dropped to gain access to the firebox.
Further down the line, near the old canneries, we found a caboose and an old baggage car (I think) on display as well. I couldn't find much information about the line... some little stuff here and there. I'm for sure I read something about it being the first narrow guage line in California but that sure does not look narrow guage to me.
You can read a little more about it here if your interested...
http://www.monterey.org/museum/canneryrow/trains.html
Further down the line, near the old canneries, we found a caboose and an old baggage car (I think) on display as well. I couldn't find much information about the line... some little stuff here and there. I'm for sure I read something about it being the first narrow guage line in California but that sure does not look narrow guage to me.
You can read a little more about it here if your interested...
http://www.monterey.org/museum/canneryrow/trains.html